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LOT 0686
Roman Ring with Nubian Bust Cameo
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.53 grams, 28.75 mm overall, 20.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
A gold finger ring with granules flanking an ellipsoid cell containing an onyx cameo facing bust of a Nubian with dressed hair executed in the half-round.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1990.
Ex property of a deceased lady.
Accompanied by scholarly note TL05452 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.114494-195582.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 419, for type; and for the bezel see Marshall, F. H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the British Museum, 1907, 87, no.509.
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LOT 0686
Roman Ring with Nubian Bust Cameo
Estimate £4,500 - 6,500€5,220 - 7,540 (for guidance only)$6,080 - 8,780 (for guidance only)
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